Father raped 15-year-old daughter after drunkenly mistaking her for his wife, Hong Kong court hears
- Construction worker returned home ‘stinking of alcohol’ before crawling into his daughter’s bed, court told
- Daughter tells psychologist she has forgiven father but is angry at social worker who reported case without her consent
A father who drunkenly raped his 15-year-old daughter thinking it was his wife was jailed in Hong Kong on Monday.
The High Court heard that following the incident the daughter told a psychologist assessing her that she bore no grudge against her father and had forgiven him.
Instead, the girl directed “anger and displeasure” against the social worker who reported the case without her consent. She accused the social worker of putting her through the guilt of splitting her family of four, which also included her older brother, according to an impact report read in court.
“This is an unusual case with peculiar facts,” deputy High Court judge Amanda Woodcock said, before jailing the father – known as Y.C.K, a pseudonym to avoid the identification of his daughter – for 2½ years.
The court heard the construction worker was born in mainland China and moved to Hong Kong in the late 1970s. He married his wife in mainland China and they were reunited in Hong Kong in 2000.
On the night of March 22 last year, the father returned home “stinking of alcohol” before crawling into his daughter’s bed, the girl – referred to as X – had earlier told the court.